Mitchell athletes compete in Doug Markworth State Farm tennis tournament

Jun. 1—MITCHELL — Hitchcock Park was filled with tennis action on Saturday, as athletes competed across seven singles divisions and four doubles divisions during the 2026 Doug Markworth State Farm Tennis Tournament.

In the French Open singles division, Dawson Adams captured the championship after earning an 8-6 semifinal victory over Cooper Star before defeating Matthew Mauszycki 8-4 in the title match. Star rebounded to secure third place with an 8-6 win against Simon Wiese.

The Miami Open singles division saw Trace Peterson finish atop the standings with a perfect 3-0 record. Peterson sealed first place with an 8-4 victory over Seth Sieber in the final round. Spencer Carlson earned third place after defeating Colter Johnson 8-5.

Sydney Bohle dominated the U.S. Open singles bracket, posting a 3-0 record on the day. Bohle capped her championship run with an impressive 8-1 victory over Harper Weisenburger in the title match. Sydney Carlson claimed third place after an 8-5 win over Emma Barnett.

Jacob Delehant was equally impressive in the Wimbledon singles division, finishing undefeated at 3-0. Delehant secured the championship with an 8-4 victory over Liam Schiefen in the finals. Will Mullenmeister took third place by edging Jeremiah Notario 8-6.

The Cincinnati Open singles championship went to Owen Holstein, who completed a perfect 3-0 day with an 8-6 victory over Ryker Jarding in the title match. Nolan Van Scharrel earned third place after defeating Loukas Michailidis 8-2.

Sarah Sieber delivered one of the most dominant performances of the tournament in the Australian Open singles division. Sieber finished 4-0 and clinched the championship with a 6-0 victory over Mallory Vickery in the final round. Mary Poeschl placed second with a 3-1 record, while Madison Schiefen finished third at 2-2.

In the Laver Cup singles division, Carter Schander earned first place with a 3-1 record. Schander highlighted his day with a 6-1 win over Parker Gutzmann in the fifth round. Henry Barnett finished second, while Asher Kaus placed third.

Doubles competition also produced strong performances. In Wimbledon doubles, Dawson Adams and Simon Wiese teamed up for a 3-0 record and first-place honors, including an 8-3 victory over Dayton Adams and Talon Fenski. Cooper Star and Clay Bathke finished second, while Mauszycki and Sutton Thompson placed third.

Brooke Steidl and Mallory Buenzow dominated the Australian Open doubles division, going 3-0 and defeating Gabbie Thompson and Zoey Zomer 8-4 in the third round. Emma Barnett and Sydney Carlson finished second, with Thompson and Zomer taking third.

In the U.S. Open doubles division, Boston Bates and Asher Kaus claimed the championship by defeating Sydney Bohle and Gavin Meyer 8-5 in the title match. Branson Biever and Ryker Jarding secured third place with an 8-1 victory in the consolation match.

MITCHELL — A handful of Mitchell High School tennis program players powered the Kernels to the team title in the Futures Tournament on May 16 at Hitchcock Park.

Mitchell had 395.25 points, with Rapid City Stevens in second (389.25), Brandon Valley in third (277.25), Huron in fourth (213) and Aberdeen Central to round out the top-five teams (150.5).

Members of Mitchell’s team include sophomore Jacob Delehant, freshmen Liam Schiefen, Clay Bathke and Charlie Patzer, eighth-grader Patrick Morgan and seventh-grader Will Mullenmeister.

The tournament serves as a junior varsity state-tournament-like competition, with teams from around the state competing in singles and doubles flights.

Mitchell had singles titles from Clay Bathke (Flight 2) and Will Mullenmeister (Flight 4), plus a second-place finish from Jacob Delehant (Flight 6). Patrick Morgan (Flight 1), Liam Schiefen (Flight 3) and Charlie Patzer (Flight 5) were all third-place finishers.

In doubles play, Morgan and Bathke were champions at Flight 1, Mullenmeister and Delehant won at Flight 3 and Schiefen and Patzer were third at Flight 2.